# George Fox (singer)

George Fox (born March 23, 1960) is a Canadian country/western music singer/songwriter raised in Cochrane, Alberta, the son of cattle ranchers Bert and Gert Fox.

## Career

His first single, "Angelina", reached No. 8 on the Canadian country music charts. In subsequent years, "Goldmine", "No Trespassing", "Mustang Heart", "I Give You My Word", "What's Holding Me" and "Breakfast Alone" also became top 10 singles and signature songs. He has written a book of short stories depicting ranch life entitled My First Cow.

## Honours

Awards include the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA) Male Vocalist Of The Year (three times) and the Juno Awards Country Male Vocalist Of The Year (three times). Fox was host of the CCMA Awards television show from 1991 to 1994.
In 1995, his home town of Cochrane named a new street George Fox Trail in his honour.
In September 2022 he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame.

## Personal life

Fox and his wife Monica live near Ancaster in southern Ontario with their two daughters.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Details | CAN Country | CAN | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| George Fox | Release date: 1988 Label: Warner Music Canada | 16 | — | CAN: Gold |
| With All My Might | Release date: 1989 Label: Warner Music Canada | — | 84 | CAN: Gold |
| Spice of Life | Release date: 1991 Label: Warner Music Canada | 23 | — | |
| Mustang Heart | Release date: 1993 Label: Warner Music Canada | 7 | — | CAN: Gold |
| Time of My Life | Release date: 1995 Label: Warner Music Canada | 4 | — | CAN: Gold |
| Survivor | Release date: May 19, 1998 Label: Warner Music Canada | — | — | |
| George Fox Christmas | Release date: 1999 Label: Trail of the Fox | — | — | |
| Canadian | Release date: June 1, 2004 Label: Trail of the Fox | * | — | |
| With All Due Respect | Release date: 2006 Label: Trail of the Fox | * | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions |||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Greatest Hits 1987–1997 | Release date: March 4, 1997 Label: Warner Music Canada | CAN: Gold |
| The Essentials George Fox | Release date: August 30, 2005 Label: Warner Music Canada | |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Single | CAN Country | Album |
| 1988 | "Angelina" | 8 | George Fox |
| 1988 | "Long Distance" | 16 | George Fox |
| 1989 | "RBJ" | 35 | George Fox |
| 1989 | "Goldmine" | 9 | George Fox |
| 1989 | "No Trespassing" | 10 | With All My Might |
| 1990 | "Bachelor Girl" | 4 | With All My Might |
| 1990 | "Lime Rickey" | 10 | With All My Might |
| 1990 | "With All My Might" | 5 | With All My Might |
| 1991 | "Fell in Love and I Can't Get Out" | 20 | Spice of Life |
| 1991 | "I Know Where You Go" | 20 | Spice of Life |
| 1991 | "Here Today, Here Tomorrow" | 10 | Spice of Life |
| 1992 | "Spice of Life" | 21 | Spice of Life |
| 1992 | "Clearly Canadian" | 9 | Mustang Heart |
| 1993 | "Mustang Heart" | 6 | Mustang Heart |
| 1993 | "Breakfast Alone" | 10 | Mustang Heart |
| 1993 | "Honest Man" | 8 | Mustang Heart |
| 1994 | "No Hasta la Vista Tonight" | 5 | Mustang Heart |
| 1994 | "Wear and Tear on My Heart" | 4 | Mustang Heart |
| 1995 | "What's Holding Me" | 1 | Time of My Life |
| 1995 | "First Comes Love" | 1 | Time of My Life |
| 1995 | "Time of My Life" | 10 | Time of My Life |
| 1997 | "I Give You My Word" | 7 | Greatest Hits 1987-1997 |
| 1997 | "The Night the Barn Burned Down" | 17 | Greatest Hits 1987-1997 |
| 1998 | "I'm Gone" | 6 | Survivor |
| 1998 | "Do the Math" | 17 | Survivor |
| 1998 | "Survivor" | 22 | Survivor |
| 1999 | "How Do I Get There From Her" | 20 | Survivor |
| 2004 | "High Toned Years" | — | Canadian |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 1989 | "No Trespassing" | |
| 1991 | "I Know Where You Go" | |
| 1995 | "What's Holding Me" | |
| 1995 | "First Comes Love" | Sara Nichols |
| 1997 | "I Give You My Word" | Sara Nichols |
| 1998 | "Do the Math" | |
| 1998 | "Survivor" | |